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Claim Type

Harassment Cases

1,040 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1980–2026)

1,040
Total Rulings
16%
Plaintiff Win Rate

150 of 940 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$861,113
Avg Damages Awarded (66 prevailing cases)
N.D. Ill.
Top Court

About Harassment Claims

Workplace harassment involves unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic that creates a hostile or intimidating work environment. To be actionable, harassment must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment. Employers may be liable for harassment by supervisors, coworkers, or even non-employees in certain circumstances.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
401 (39%)
Mixed Result
217 (21%)
Dismissed
172 (17%)
Plaintiff Win
150 (14%)
Remanded
94 (9%)
Settlement
6 (1%)

Top Employers in Harassment Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in harassment rulings.

Court Rulings (1,040)

Primes
N.D. OhioMar 19, 1998Ohio
Defendant Win
Lucas
E.D.N.Y.Feb 23, 1998New York
Defendant Win
Emmons
E.D.N.C.Oct 20, 1997North Carolina
Defendant Win
Chung
E.D.N.C.Oct 20, 1997North Carolina
Dismissed
Roark
N.D. Tex.Apr 9, 1997Texas
Mixed Result
Bruneau
N.D.N.Y.Mar 19, 1997New York
Defendant Win
Andrea Nelson v. Watergate at Landmark, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
4th CircuitFeb 21, 1997
Remanded$4,000 at issue
Hitchings
Unknown CourtFeb 5, 1997Ohio

Appeal dismissed sua sponte for want of final appealable order—No jurisdiction to review issue of punitive damages relative to sexual harassment claim when underlying claim remains pending, despite Civ.R. 54(B) language—Court of appeals' judgment vacated in part.

Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.
7th CircuitNov 27, 1996Illinois
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. National Children's Center, Inc.
D.C. CircuitNov 1, 1996District of Columbia
Settlement
Smith v. Norwest Financial Wyoming, Inc.
D. Wyo.Oct 15, 1996Wyoming
Plaintiff Win$289,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Astra USA, Inc.
1st CircuitSep 6, 1996Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Detrick
W.D.N.Y.Jul 26, 1996New York
Defendant Win
NLRB v. AMFM of Summers Cnty
4th CircuitJun 20, 1996West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
DiLaurenzio
E.D.N.Y.May 29, 1996New York
Plaintiff Win
Nadeau
Me.May 7, 1996
Plaintiff Win$1,000 awarded
Schofield
E.D. Pa.Mar 11, 1996Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$40,000 awarded
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald E. GREEN, Law Offices, Defendant-Appellee
1st CircuitFeb 9, 1996
Remanded
Nadeau
VTNov 22, 1995
Defendant Win
Gonzalez
N.D.N.Y.Nov 2, 1995New York
Defendant Win
Townsend
W.D.N.Y.Nov 2, 1995New York
Defendant Win
Trbovich
E.D. Mo.Sep 25, 1995Missouri
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Walden Book Co.
M.D. Tenn.May 4, 1995Tennessee
Plaintiff Win
Kimberly Manard v. Fort Howard Corporation and David Sexton, Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus Curiae
10th CircuitFeb 14, 1995
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A. Sam & Sons Produce Co.
W.D.N.Y.Aug 2, 1994New York
Plaintiff Win
Jackson v. Liberty County
E.D. Tex.Jul 26, 1994Texas
Defendant Win
Ronald F. Garcia v. International Rehabilitation Associates Intracorps Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
9th CircuitJul 25, 1994
Defendant Win
The 3-E Company v. NLRB
1st CircuitJun 3, 1994
Defendant Win
Switzer
N.D. Tex.May 3, 1994Texas
Defendant Win
Kennedy v. Marion Correctional Inst.
Unknown CourtApr 20, 1994Ohio

Public employment—Demotion of captain to sergeant based on his repeated sexual harassment of female correctional officers who worked under his supervision, upheld.

Defendant Win
Sandra E. Davis v. Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
6th CircuitOct 22, 1993Tennessee
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pizza Hut of Roanoke Rapids, Incorporated
4th CircuitMar 24, 1993
Plaintiff Win$20,800.27 awarded
Cumberland Farms v. NLRB
1st CircuitFeb 4, 1993New Jersey
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co.
D. Kan.May 21, 1991Kansas
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kerrville Bus Co.
5th CircuitMar 4, 1991Texas
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Beverage Canners, Inc.
11th CircuitApr 2, 1990Florida
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Southern Publishing Co., Inc.
5th CircuitFeb 23, 1990Mississippi
Defendant Win$150 at issue
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Motors Corp.
D. Kan.May 16, 1989Kansas
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. FLC & Bros. Rebel, Inc.
W.D. Va.Jun 29, 1987Virginia
Plaintiff Win$14,250 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
D. Minn.Apr 2, 1980Minnesota
Plaintiff Win

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.